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Chalmers University of Technology or '''Chalmers tekniska högskola''' ('''CTH'''), often '''Chalmers''', is a University in Gothenburg , Sweden . HISTORY Founded in 1829 following a donation by William Chalmers , a director of the Swedish East India Company , and being run as a private institution until 1937 , when the institute became a state owned university. In 1994 the school once again became a private institution, owned by a foundation. DEPARTMENTS On January 1, 2005, the old schools have been replaced by new departments: # Applied Mechanics # Applied Physics # Architecture # Chemical and Biological Engineering # Civil and Environmental Engineering # Computer Science and Engineering # Energy and Environment # Fundamental Physics # Materials and Manufacturing Technology # Mathematical Sciences # Microtechnology and Nanoscience # Product and Production Development # Radio and Space Science # Shipping and Marine Technology # Signals and Systems # Technology Management and Economics There is also a University College affilliated with the university. STUDENTS Approximately 40 per cent of Sweden's graduate engineers and architects were educated at Chalmers. Each year around 250 post graduate degrees are awarded as well as 850 graduate degrees. About 1 000 post-graduate students attend programmes at the university and many students are taking Master of Science engineering programmes and the Master of Architecture programme. Master's degrees
Around 2 700 are also attending Bachelor of Science engineering programmes, merchant marine and other undergraduate courses at the Chalmers Lindholmen University College . FACULTY CAMPUS In 1937 the school was moved out of the city center to the new Gibraltar Campus, named after the mansion which owned the grounds, where it now is located. The Lindholmen College Campus was created in the early 1990s and is located on the island of Hisingen . SOCIETIES AND TRADITIONS
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Rectors (Presidents) ''Although the official Swedish title for the head is "rektor", the university now uses "President" as the English translation.''
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